OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511232

ABDOMEN,DISMANTLING,BOOM,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION

1986-09-15T00:00:00

Event: ABDOMEN,DISMANTLING,BOOM,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,FALLING OBJECT,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14511232
Report ID: 625400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED ONTO HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING DISMANTLE A VO-50 BOOM. HE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF ME TAL WHICH WAS HUNG BY A CHAIN UNDER THE THE BOOM. THE OPERATOR OF THE FORKLIFT W AS TRYING TO WORK THE BOOM LOOSE FROM THE PEDESTAL IT WAS MOUNTED TO. THE VO-5O BOOM SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT WHICH WAS SUPPORTING IT, CAUSING EMPL OYEE #1 TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FORKLIFT OVERTURNED, STRIKING AND KILLING EMP LOYEE #1 WITH ITS OVERHEAD PROTECTION BAR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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